Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 79.4% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Burkina Faso peaked at 80.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 23rd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.5% | — |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +112.1% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 79.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 32.4%, 2.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 79.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.4%, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +112.1% | 33.5% | 71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 72.3% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 78.9% | 80.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Burkina Faso was 79.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release